HPDBC #375 - Xiongba is seriously injured and dying?
#375 - Xiongba is seriously injured and dying?
Liang Jin's gaze was fixed on the system panel, where brand new information was prominently displayed.
[Congratulations, Host, for successfully completing one hundred sect missions. You will receive a special reward: One opportunity to perfectly fuse with divine beast essence blood.]
[The system has detected the presence of a divine beast near the Host. Would you like to use the opportunity to perfectly fuse with divine beast essence blood?]
[Yes/No]
Seeing this information, layers of doubt arose in Liang Jin's heart.
Fuse with divine beast essence blood?
And it's a perfect fusion?
What exactly is the effect of this?
What consequences will it bring?
Since it's called a perfect fusion, it probably won't have any serious side effects, right?
This was the first time Liang Jin had encountered such a peculiar reward, and for a moment, he was truly bewildered.
Liang Jin pondered to himself:
"The system detected a divine beast near me. This divine beast must be this giant snake, right?"
"Of course, there's also the possibility of the divine eagle, the battle pet carried by my Changzhou clone."
The system's rewards can be claimed by all clones and the main body. As for who claims it, it depends on who happens to be free or who finds it more practical.
Initially, Liang Jin chose to have his Changzhou clone receive the [Battle Pet Divine Eagle], after all, only the Changzhou clone had the conditions to raise a battle pet.
Whether it was Liang Jin's Ximo clone or the Qingzhou Taipingdao clone, he could confirm that there were no so-called divine beasts nearby.
As for the main body, which was located in the imperial palace where all the treasures of the world gathered, although there might be divine beasts, Liang Jin had never witnessed them personally and dared not gamble rashly.
Thinking like this, the most likely candidates for being called a divine beast were the divine eagle and the giant snake.
The divine eagle's name contains the word 'divine', and it was bestowed by the system. Moreover, it is indeed a rare and exotic beast in the world.
At the same time, Liang Jin looked at the giant snake happily hunting in the sea and felt that the so-called divine beast was very likely referring to it.
Could it be… is it really a dragon?
This giant snake had already shown signs of transforming into a dragon.
Although it had not completely transformed into a dragon, it already possessed the terrifying strength of a first-rank martial artist.
If it were to completely transform into a dragon, how powerful would it become? It was simply unimaginable.
"If I don't understand, I'll just try it first."
"Since there's only one chance, then I should naturally choose the stronger one to fuse with."
"The battle pet divine eagle is only a fifth-rank, while this giant snake is a first-rank!"
"The essence blood of a stronger divine beast will probably be more powerful."
"Hopefully."
Thus, Liang Jin decided not to let the Changzhou clone receive the reward, but instead to have his current clone receive it.
He unhesitatingly chose the [Yes] option.
After selecting it, Liang Jin waited expectantly, quietly waiting for the wonderful effects after fusing with the divine beast essence blood.
However…
He waited for a long time, but nothing happened.
The beach was still quiet, the sea breeze was still gently blowing, and the giant snake was still happily hunting.
Liang Jin carefully examined his body, but found no changes.
"Is this fusion complete? Or has it not started yet?"
"What exactly is the problem?"
Liang Jin was full of doubts.
Could it be that the system had a bug?
If that were the case, wouldn't it be equivalent to missing a precious reward for nothing?
Just as Liang Jin was full of doubts, he finally noticed new information appearing on the system panel.
[The system has detected that the divine beast has not shed blood. Fusion failed.]
[Please ensure that the divine beast sheds blood before attempting fusion again.]
Ah?
Liang Jin was immediately depressed.
After all this, the so-called fusion was not fully automatic, but required semi-manual operation.
Especially since the divine beast had to shed blood?
Liang Jin's gaze involuntarily turned to the giant snake.
With the giant snake's terrifying strength, making it bleed would have unimaginable consequences.
At least with his current strength, he was no match for this giant snake.
Moreover, Liang Jin was very certain that even if he released the [War Puppet Iron Berserker], it would definitely not be able to withstand the giant snake's fierce attacks.
"The conditions for this reward are too harsh, aren't they?"
"Or… should I try fusing with the divine eagle?"
Liang Jin thought that if the Changzhou clone wanted to make the divine eagle bleed, it wouldn't be difficult.
But… Liang Jin still couldn't resist the damn greed in his heart!
He always felt that since he was going to receive the reward, he had to maximize the effect of the reward.
He firmly believed that the giant snake's essence blood would definitely be more powerful than the divine eagle's essence blood.
"Let's try it at risk."
Liang Jin gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind.
As the saying goes, riches are found in danger.
His current Qingzhou Taipingdao clone was in a tricky situation and urgently needed to seize every opportunity to quickly increase his strength to create more opportunities for his other clones.
Immediately, Liang Jin shouted loudly at the giant snake in the distance:
"Hey! Come over here for a moment!"
Hearing Liang Jin's call, the giant snake quickly swam from the sea to the beach.
Its huge head slowly rotated around Liang Jin, its tongue constantly flicking, seemingly trying to figure out Liang Jin's intention for calling it.
Liang Jin looked at the giant snake and said:
"Brother, can you do me a favor?"
"I'm going to poke your mouth, it might hurt a little and there will be bleeding."
"Just bear with it for a moment, just one poke, okay?"
This giant snake's entire body was covered in scales, and at a glance, it was known to be extremely tough.
Liang Jin naturally did not dare to rashly test the toughness of the giant snake's scales. If he attacked the scales and the giant snake instantly turned hostile, it would be terrible.
Although this giant snake might understand human nature, it was still a beast and could not communicate with people.
Who knows when it would become bestial?
Liang Jin had carefully observed that the weaker parts of the giant snake's body were only its eyes and mouth.
The eyes were obviously not a good choice, so Liang Jin locked his target on the mouth.
The giant snake's big eyes stared intently at Liang Jin, and it was unknown whether it understood his words.
So Liang Jin said to the giant snake:
"Copy me, open your mouth wide, ah…"
As he spoke, Liang Jin opened his mouth wide.
The giant snake flicked its tongue, seemingly quickly understanding Liang Jin's meaning.
The giant snake's big mouth suddenly opened, revealing two rows of sharp fangs like knives and swords.
A strong, fishy wind spewed out from the giant snake's mouth, causing Liang Jin to frown.
At the same time, Liang Jin also saw the giant snake's pink and soft mouth.
"Sorry, brother."
"I really have no choice, I don't mean to hurt you on purpose, but I really need to poke you right now."
"I hope you, the great snake, have a lot of tolerance, don't be so petty with a small human like me."
"I will definitely treat you well in the future, bring you all kinds of delicacies, and find you ten or eight beautiful female snakes to help you complete the great cause of carrying on the family line."
Liang Jin sincerely apologized in advance, not knowing if the giant snake could understand.
Then, he did not hesitate, and suddenly took out the Youlong Sword from the [Item Bar], and then stabbed the inner wall of the giant snake's mouth fiercely with the sword.
The sharp Youlong Sword instantly pierced the inner wall of the giant snake's mouth, and a stream of blood spurted out like a fountain, completely pouring onto Liang Jin's sword-wielding arms.
At the same time, Liang Jin once again chose fusion on the system panel.
But whether this time was successful, Liang Jin had no time to care.
The giant snake, in pain, suddenly twisted its head.
Following that—
"Whoosh!!!"
A violent gust of wind swept over like an overwhelming force.
It was unknown what kind of attack the giant snake had used. It was so fast that Liang Jin didn't even have time to react before the giant snake's attack landed heavily on him.
“Bang!!!”
Liang Jin only felt as if he had been hit head-on by a high-speed train, and his entire body flew out as if he were riding the clouds.
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“Puff!”
Even in mid-air, Liang Jin couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
He could clearly feel that the bones in his arms, ribs, chest, and collarbone seemed to be broken.
His internal organs were also severely damaged, rupturing and bleeding.
He even felt that his entire cultivation was almost shattered by this one blow.
If he weren't a Fourth-Rank martial artist and possessed a powerful physique strengthened by the Crimson Blood Body Refining Pill and the Hundred Evil Body, he would have been killed on the spot.
Even though he was lucky enough to be alive, Liang Jin was now seriously injured!
This injury was extremely serious, and he could fall into a near-death state at any time!
Liang Jin kept rolling in mid-air, like a kite with a broken string, falling rapidly towards the distance.
At the same time, he hurriedly used his only movable hand to take out the Frost Jade Ice Toad Ointment, disease-curing talisman water, and all other medicines that could treat his injuries from the [Inventory], and swallowed them all in one gulp.
But he knew in his heart that these healing medicines were destined to not solve the fundamental problem.
If that giant snake were to follow up with another blow now, he would really be finished.
Finally, Liang Jin fell heavily on the thick ground.
“Bang!!!”
He could clearly hear the muffled sound of his body hitting the ground.
“Puff!”
This fall made him spit out another mouthful of blood, and his injuries, which had just slightly improved, instantly became more serious.
Let fate decide…
Liang Jin couldn't move at this moment. He didn't know how many bones in his body were broken, so he could only lie quietly on the ground, waiting for fate to decide.
If the giant snake really wanted to avenge the sword strike, he could only accept his fate.
Liang Jin lay there for a while, about two quarters of an hour.
During this long period, under the effect of various healing elixirs, his injuries began to improve again.
However, he did not hear the sound of the giant snake approaching.
Instead, he heard a burst of human footsteps.
Soon, several familiar faces appeared before Liang Jin.
It was actually Elder Huanlong and a group of Shenlongtang disciples.
This made Liang Jin secretly breathe a sigh of relief, as long as the person who came wasn't Li Xueqing.
Although Liang Jin wanted to say hello, all he could do at the moment was continue to lie on the ground.
Elder Huanlong and the Shenlongtang disciples looked at Liang Jin's miserable appearance at this time, and couldn't help but be both surprised and afraid.
Elder Huanlong sighed even more:
“So, serving the Divine Dragon is so dangerous!”
“Even a master like Xiong Ba, who could injure Elder Li, has ended up seriously injured and dying.”
“Heavens… Fortunately, Xiong Ba appeared in time today to replace me in serving the Divine Dragon. Otherwise, the one lying here at this moment would probably be me!”
“Xiong Ba blocked this calamity for me!”
A group of Shenlongtang disciples nodded, expressing their deep agreement with Elder Huanlong's words.
They had just suddenly felt a strong anger from the Divine Dragon, and then heard a loud noise.
When the crowd arrived, they found Liang Jin lying here.
No one had expected that the Divine Dragon would suddenly become angry and hurt people.
If they had been the ones serving the Divine Dragon before, they would probably not even be able to keep their whole bodies intact at this moment.
This was more than just blocking a calamity for Elder Huanlong, it was clearly blocking a calamity for everyone.
Liang Jin lay on the ground, his lips slightly open, wanting to say something, but a large amount of blood gushed out of his mouth, making him unable to speak.
He could only curse secretly in his heart: These bastards! Are you just watching and talking coolly? Why don't you hurry up and take me back for rescue! I can still be saved!
Fortunately.
Elder Huanlong and the others quickly reacted, hurriedly lifted Liang Jin, and ran towards Baihuatang.
Soon, the entire sect seemed to be alarmed by the commotion.
Elder Qingnang immediately arrived first to treat Liang Jin.
Following closely behind, Yu Linglong and a group of elders also arrived.
Looking at Liang Jin on the bed, who was in a terrible state, everyone couldn't help but frown.
After Elder Qingnang carefully examined Liang Jin's injuries, he couldn't help but sigh:
“Xiong Ba has dozens of fractures all over his body, and many of his internal organs have suffered serious damage. Even his Dantian Qi Sea was almost broken.”
“He has been able to hold on until now entirely because of his powerful physique. Moreover, he seems to have taken healing medicine when he was injured, so he was able to save his life temporarily.”
“Tonight is the most dangerous moment. If he can survive tonight, he will still have a chance of survival.”
“I will do my best to rescue him. But even if he can survive, I'm afraid… in the future, he will either be disabled, or his martial arts cultivation will be completely cut off, making it difficult for him to improve. In severe cases, his realm may even plummet.”
Hearing this, everyone gasped.
If they had suffered such serious injuries, they would probably have died long ago.
Yu Linglong couldn't help but bite her lip tightly.
She knew that Liang Jin had always had a good relationship with the Divine Dragon, but she didn't know why the Divine Dragon would suddenly seriously injure Liang Jin?
Moreover, he was injured so miserably!
This made Yu Linglong feel very distressed.
After all, Liang Jin had accompanied her to sneak out to play, and Yu Linglong had some feelings for Liang Jin.
So, Yu Linglong hurriedly took out her treasured healing medicine, gave it to Elder Qingnang, and repeatedly urged him to save Liang Jin.
And among the crowd, there was one person whose face could hardly conceal their schadenfreude, looking as if they couldn't wait to attend the funeral feast immediately. Naturally, it was Li Xueqing.
The smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't be suppressed no matter what.
Especially when she heard that Liang Jin might not be able to save his life, and even if he was lucky enough to survive, he might end up disabled or with his martial arts cut off, she was even more overjoyed in her heart.
Liang Jin had injured her before, and she had been depressed and resentful ever since.
Now that Liang Jin was injured by the Divine Dragon, in her opinion, this was simply retribution!
Li Xueqing only hated that the Divine Dragon didn't use a little more force at the time, why didn't it just kill Liang Jin directly.
At this time.
Yu Linglong glanced at Li Xueqing, and then said to everyone:
“Xiong Ba is my chief disciple, and I will personally guard him in Baihuatang until he passes the dangerous period.”
“The rest of you, if there is nothing important, then leave.”
Everyone understood Yu Linglong's intention when they heard this.
Now that Liang Jin is in such a miserable state, he has no power to fight back if he is attacked.
And Liang Jin has enemies in the sect, and that is Li Xueqing.
If Li Xueqing takes the opportunity to do something, then Liang Jin will really be in danger.
Therefore, only Yu Linglong personally guarding this place can deter Li Xueqing and prevent her from acting rashly.
Li Xueqing was slightly stunned when she heard this, and her hands clenched unconsciously.
But in the end, she didn't say a word, bowed to Yu Linglong, and then turned and left.
The other elders also bid farewell.
However, no one noticed that there was some strange blood on Liang Jin's arms, which was slowly seeping under his skin…